Hat-holder



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J. H. BURNS;

HAT HOLDER. No. 260,160., Patented June 27,1882.

WITNESSES Y INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. BURNS, OF'SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

HAT-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 260,160, dated June 27,1882.

Application filed April 14,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN H. BURNS, ofSpringfield, in the county of Sangamon and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Holders, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a means for holding a hat or cap in ach urch,theater, or other public place where it is necessary for a man to removehis hat; and to this end the invention consists in a novel constructionand arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a front view of my invention, and Fig. 2 is a verticalsection of the same.

The clip is composed of two plates, A A, each of which is provided withtwo perforated lugs, a a, at opposite edges, turned inward at rightangles to the surface of the plate. Through these lugs passes a pin, b,which forms the pivot or center of oscillation of the plates.

Surrounding this pin 1) is a coiled spring, (1,

- the ends of which bear against the inner surfaces of said plates abovethe pivot, so as to press the upper portions of the plates outward oraway from each other. The lower ends of the plates are turnedinwardtowardeaeh other, so as to form jaws a 7 To the upper end of one of theplates A is hinged a bar, E, the upper end of which is pivoted to aplate, G, by a pivot or rivet at right angles to the hinge-pivot. Thisplate G is provided with holes for the reception of screws or tacks forsecuring it to the back of I a chair or a church-pew.

In using the invention, when in place the upper ends of the plates arepressed toward.

nipulated, and not liable to get out of order.

It holds a hat or cap securely in place and out of the way of the wearerwhen notin use; and by means of the plate-pivot and hinge-pivot at rightangles to each other a universal motion is allowed to the clip, so thatit will always hang vertically.

The clip may also be used for holding other articles besideshead-wear-as, for example, a programme or other paper.

The bar E may have an offset above the hinge, connecting it with theplate A, to allow the device to swing clear of screw-heads in the plateG.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with the fastening-plate G, of the plates A, providedwith the perforated lugsa at opposite edges, the pin b, the spring d,and the bar E, hinged to the upper edge of one of the plates A, andpivoted to the plate G by a pivot at right angles to the hingepivot,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JOHN H. BURNS.

Witnesses:

W. H. CONWAY, VJOHN P. J. SHANAHAN.

